Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-04
JOHN G. CARLISLE.
He Believes the Prospect Encouraging
for a Reduction of the Tariff by
the Fftieth Congress,
He Has Nc Intention OF Becoming a
Candidate to Succeed Mr.. Beck in
the United States Senate.
He Speaks highly of the Present AdmiuIs-
trati0n and Believes In CuIiiva-
ting the mugwumps.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3.-The Hon
John G. Carlisle arrived here yesterday
| from his home in Covington. He comes
to attend the State Democratic conyen-
ton, of which it is generally understood
he will be chairman. He is accompanied
by Mrs Carlisle. Following is an inter
esting interview with him. Mr.. Carlisie's
reception of the reporter was entirely
pleasant, and he graCiOuSly assented 10
the latter's request for an interview.
Said the reporter, "there is good deSl
of curiosity in Kentucky, which amounts
to anxiety in most places, to know Wheth-
er you are candidate to succeed Mr..
Beck in the United States Senate. The
papers would like to know autlOrltatively
if you are or if you expect to be q Candi-
date"
There was not the slightest hesitation
on Mr.. Carlisle's part about sWering
the question. He replied at once with
g frankness which was charming: "My
relations, or rather my apparent rela-
tions, to the contest tor that position
| have not been satisfactory to me
| for some time, and l have intended
to make public statement upon the sub
/ ieCt, but no proper occasion has been pre-
scented, and consequently l have said
nothing except to few personal friends.
Two or three months ago | said in sub
stance that although not q candidate for
the Office l would take it II elected by the
Legislature, and would serve TO
| the best of my ability. This was
regarded in some quarters as
an announcement of my candidacy, while
in others it was not so regarded. It was
! nj iOra06nd bU mo fn convey
the impression that l WAS then or would
under any circumstances become 6 Can5
didate, and lam glad of this opportunity
to correct that impression. l have no
| desire to go to the Senate and 90
not want my name considered IS can
didate for that position. II | am to re
main in public life at sill, q seat IN the
! House OF Representatives is entirely
satisfactory to me, and | can serve the
people there at least as we'll as in the
| Senate"
! This answer was so explicit that there
was nothing further TO remark about the
| seuatorship. The reporter, therefore,
shifted his position somewhat
and asked; "What do you think OF the
prospect for reduction OF the tariff by
the next Congress?n
! 81 can only give you my opinion as far
as the House is concerned" replied Mr..
Carlisle. "The Senate being Rspubli-
can body, no one can say with accuracy
what 1t is likely to do. I believe the
next House will pass bill
to reduce very materially the custom
| duties. do not, however, expect to see
! the passage of such bill as the revenue
reform Democrats would like to have,
| but think there will be g substan .tal re-
duction. You see we have now arrived
at point in the tariff agitation where
reduction of taxation IS necessary. The
large aud growing Treasury sur
plus makes it necessary. There
is no possible way to escape. All
the methods proposed in that direction
are for the most part abSurdijies. The
sentiment for a reduced tariff is growing
steadily, especially in the northwest. Now
coupling this growing sentiment with an
absolute necessity for reduction ana ]
think it does not require the power of
! political prophecy to assert with con-
! fdence that the reduction must come.
| The bill reducing the tariff must be
/ passed with the help Of Republican
votes. The detection in the ranks caused
! by Mr.. Randall and other prOteCtiOnists
will n0Gput l. in the power Of the Demo-
| Gratis to pass the bill. 1t will not be
difficult to obtain sufficient number Of
recruits. In my opinion the represen-
tatyes in the west and northwest are
! getting more an0 more nervous or the
| tariff question. In the Forty
eighth Congress ell the Republican
members except one from Min
nesota voted for the Morrison
| Dill. That gentleman was not reelected,
| In the last Congress We got all but one
Minnesota member. This indicates the
| growth of the revenue reform. i Re
| publican Senator of prominence and abil
lty said to me q short time ago thSt the
next Congress must do something toward
reducing the tariff or there would be al
! open revolt on the part of the people.
| On the whole the prospects are very en-
couragiDg for the friends Of revenue re
| form"
"Is there any likelihood that the
| scheme to repeal the internal revenue
| laws will succeed"
! 81 think there will be no repeal OF In